May 04 Dolly Parton, Eminem among artists inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The induction ceremony will be held Nov. 5 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Continue reading
May 03 A visit to this market turns up Ramadan decorations and growing Muslim visibility in Michigan By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang Metro Detroit is home to the oldest, largest and most diverse Muslim American communities in the U.S. Only in recent years, however, have being visibly Muslim and publicly engaging in some of its practices, including fasting for Ramadan, become less… Continue reading
May 02 Greyhound racing nears its end in the U.S. By Scott McFetridge, Associated Press It's been a long slide for greyhound racing, which reached its peak in the 1980s. Since then, increased concerns about how the dogs are treated along with an explosion of gambling options have nearly killed the sport. Continue reading
May 02 Watch 5:38 Exhibit chronicles the career of a South African activist fighting for trans visibility By Anne Azzi Davenport, Maureen Barillaro, Jacob Garcia, Robert Judge and Jared Bowen, GBH Sir Zanele Muholi has been documenting queer and trans people in South Africa for decades with the aim of celebrating life, joy and the beauty of the community. An exhibit at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston that focuses… Continue watching
May 02 Musicians Ray Charles, The Judds inducted into Country Music Hall of Fame By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Ray Charles and The Judds joined the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday, just a day after Naomi Judd died unexpectedly. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Trevor Noah roasts lawmakers, media in return of White House press corps’ gala By Associated Press Comedian Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," on Saturday headlined the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, the first to take place since 2019 due to the COVID pandemic. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 6:20 Author Don Winslow on why he’s retiring from writing and turning his attention to activism By Geoff Bennett, Claire Mufson, Juliet Fuisz, Andrew Corkery Crime novelist Don Winslow has authored more than 20 acclaimed international bestsellers, including “The Border,” “Savages” and “The Cartel.” His latest is “City on Fire," the first in a trilogy. It's a gritty gangster saga inspired by the mobsters of… Continue watching
Apr 30 Watch 6:12 Ukrainian folk band DakhaBrakha uses music to bring attention to the war in their homeland By Mike Cerre While some Ukrainians are fighting on the frontlines in the war against Russia others have taken a different approach. Ukrainian folk group DakhaBrakha is using a multi-city tour of the U.S. to raise awareness of their war-torn homeland and fight… Continue watching
Apr 30 Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76 By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press The Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday and they had just announced an arena tour to begin in the fall, their first tour together in over a decade. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 6:11 New novel imagines how memories can be accessed and reviewed by ourselves and others By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Imagine a beautiful cube in which you can store all your memories, allowing access to them whenever you want. But there is a tradeoff. Others can access it, or, in a sense, you. Jennifer Egan has dreamed up this nonexistent… Continue watching